Winter Island (Qikiqtaaluk)

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Geography
Location Northern Canada
Coordinates 66°16′N083°04′W / 66.267°N 83.067°W / 66.267; -83.067 (Winter Island) [1]
Archipelago Arctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
Territory Nunavut
Region Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
Population0

Winter Island is an uninhabited island of the Arctic Archipelago in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut. It lies in the Foxe Basin with Hoppner Strait to the northwest. Winter Island is south of the Melville Peninsula, separated from it by Lyon Inlet. William Edward Parry wintered here at the end of 1821.

References

  1. ↑ "Winter Island". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada.
  2. "Winter Island". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada.
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